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Darkman
09-24-2011, 06:27 PM
Go figure. My tallest and biggest P-stem has a half leaf, flag leaf and bloom. I didn't notice it earlier since this one almost blew over when TS Lee came by. All the foliage leaned to one side and was hiding it. It is supposed to be a Raji Puri but I have my doubts. I was about 15- 20 foot tall before the big lean. I still have almost three months before frost/freeze will be expected. Maybe I'll get lucky. I'll try to post some pictures. I'll definately have to prop this one up!

hydroid
09-25-2011, 01:49 AM
Yep, I feel your pain, that's what happened to my Goldfinger last year. I doudt that anything bloomed at my place other than my Raja this year.
Bo

oakshadows
09-25-2011, 09:38 AM
How big did the raji get. We have two and think we will double that if they stay smaller and fruit good. From what I have gathered, the smaller plants fruit sooner and althought the harvest is smaller it is easier to protect them from the elements.

NANAMAN
09-25-2011, 10:47 AM
Go figure. My tallest and biggest P-stem has a half leaf, flag leaf and bloom. I didn't notice it earlier since this one almost blew over when TS Lee came by. All the foliage leaned to one side and was hiding it. It is supposed to be a Raji Puri but I have my doubts. I was about 15- 20 foot tall before the big lean. I still have almost three months before frost/freeze will be expected. Maybe I'll get lucky. I'll try to post some pictures. I'll definately have to prop this one up!

If it's 15' to 20' of P-stem, it's not a Raja Puri. Here's a pic of one that just fruited in my yard, about 6' of P-stem.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=45902&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=45902)

venturabananas
09-25-2011, 11:43 PM
Darkman, could it have been Pisang Raja and not Raja Puri? The 15-20' height would be right for Pisang Raja.

Darkman
09-26-2011, 06:05 PM
It definately has at minimum ten feet of P-stem so I'm going to say that it is not a Raji Puri.

When I got it he told it may not be what he thought it was. The bloom itself looks like it is 18 - 24" long. It has not opened yet. As soon as it opens I'll post pictures and we figure it out.

I doubt that it is a Pisang Raja unless the confusion came several trades ago.

Darkman
10-05-2011, 06:01 PM
Finally I posted some pictures BUT not here. I started a new post with some pictorial history on the plant and my conclusion.

http://www.bananas.org/f2/spring-till-now-pics-raja-puri-14507.html